North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis may hold key vote on controversial Third Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Emil Bove.

The lawyers wrote that Emil Bove III, the face of some controversial moves by President Trump’s Justice Department, had disgraced the department.

Bove's candidacy was sent to the U.S. Senate for a confirmation vote despite significant opposition from former judges and prosecutors.

The Senate Judiciary Committee clashed today over Emil Bove, President Trump's controversial pick to be a federal judge. Democrats walked out of the hearing. NBC News Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles reports more.

Judicial officials tried to stop the nomination of Emil Bove to a lifetime appellate judgeship. Prosecutors said they tried to meet with Sen. Thom Tillis about their concerns, but his team refused.

Democrats stormed out of a hearing on Thursday regarding the appointment of Emile Bove, President Trump's lawyer, to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Democratic senators stormed out of a Judiciary Committee meeting protesting what they described as a rule-breaking rush to confirm Emil Bove, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, to a lifetime seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Senate panel considering Emil Bove's nomination to be a judge has emails regarding allegations he advised DOJ to defy court orders.

Lawyers for a DOJ whistleblower have released texts they say bolster claims that judicial nominee Emil Bove suggested defying court orders related to immigration policy.